Noise agreement reveals abyss between USA and China

Attempts to restore direct dialogue between Trump and Xi Jinping stuck in the face of Chinese silence and growing backstage tension

President Donald Trump again attacking China, accusing the Asian country of “totally violated” a temporary trade agreement signed just two weeks ago in Geneva. The statement, made through its social network, not only rekindles the tensions between the two largest economies in the world, but also exposes the imbalance and unilaterality with which the Trump government conducts its international trade relations.

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“I made a quick deal with China to save them than I thought it would be a very bad situation, and I didn’t want to see it happen,” Trump wrote on Friday. “China, perhaps unlike some, has totally informed its agreement with us. It makes Mr. Carai kind!” Completed the US president, using a threatening and dramatic tone, typical of his political rhetoric.

The agreement provided for a temporary reduction in mutual retaliatory tariffs – which had already reached 145% – with the United States reducing their rates to 30% and China to 10%. In addition, Beijing pledged to “suspend or cancel” non -tariff measures against American companies, although he would not detailed as he would do it. However, the Trump government seems to ignore that diplomatic agreements require reciprocity, transparency and time – absent elements in the unilateral and unpredictable actions of the current US President.

Generic accusations and lack of dialogue

US commercial representative Jamieson Greer later said that China has been slow in removing non-tariff measures-including black lists from US companies and restrictions on rare land exports, essential for modern technologies such as electric vehicles and wind turbines.

“When they agreed in Geneva to remove their tariffs and contracted, they removed the rates just as we did, but in some contracted they are taking too long.”Declarou Greer at CNBC. “We didn’t see the flow of some of these critical minerals as it should be happening.”

However, it must be remembered that economic relations do not only work under pressure and threats. China is facing a gigantic internal effort to reduce its Western technological dependence as it seeks to balance strategic and economic interests in an increasingly hostile global scenario led by the US. Attachment generally, without offering a transparent negotiation table, only aggravates the situation.

Legal insecurity and pressure on Beijing

Trump’s ability to impose broad and punitive fares is under legal questioning. A US commercial court recently decided that the president had no legal authority to apply certain taxes, although a higher decision has temporarily suspended this determination while the government appeals.

This legal instability reflects improvisation and the lack of consistent Trump government strategy, which puts not only trade relations with China, but also with other global partners.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent admitted that trade conversations with China are “a little stagnant” and suggested that a direct connection between Trump and President Xi Jinping could help reactivate the dialogue.

“I believe we will have more conversations in the coming weeks and I believe that at some point we can have a connection between the President and the President of the Party, XI”dissect at Fox News. “Given the magnitude of negotiations… this will require both leaders to relate,” He said, showing confidence in the Chinese disposition to negotiate when Trump “makes his known preferences.”

Meanwhile, China’s Foreign Ministry has avoided commenting on Bessent’s statements, maintaining a calm and defensive stance. Following the Geneva Agreement, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced the creation of an economic and commercial consultation mechanism between China and the US, with alternating regular meetings between the two countries or in neutral places.

Nevertheless, little public information has been released since then, while the Trump government is still with an aggressive agenda, imposing new restrictions on the use of American technology by Chinese companies.

China prepares for prolonged confrontation

In Chinese state media, Communist Party figures have warned of the need for resistance to US pressure. Huo Jianguo, vice president of the Chinese Society for Studies of the World Trade Organization, published an article on the site China Economic Netaffiliated with the party, stating:

“From the perspective of the complex and long -term nature of the US struggle, we should not only be fully prepared for negotiations, but also ready for a prolonged confrontation.”

This is the point: while Trump tries to use the trade war as an instrument of electoral bargain, China wages a strategic and structural battle to build technological autonomy and strengthen its position in the international system.

Conclusion: Trade War is not a solution

The episode shows that the trade war between the US and China is not just an economic conflict, but part of a larger ideological and geopolitical dispute. Trump’s style of governance – based on brave, threats and unilateral decisions – contrasts with China’s most patient and planned approach, which seeks to gain time and space in a world where the western narrative still dominates.

Accusing China of violating an agreement without presenting concrete evidence, without recognizing its own role in climbing tensions and without making room for real dialogue reveals more weakness than strength. And unfortunately, those who pay the price are workers, companies and consumers on both sides of the Pacific.

If the goal of the US is to find a lasting and fair solution, it needs to abandon the language of confrontation and adopt a more cooperative and less imperialist stance. Otherwise, the only way will be the most turbulence, uncertainty and global setback.

With information from Financial Times*